Florida woman faces animal cruelty charges

Florida woman charged after dead animals found in home

UPDATED 9:29 PM CST Nov 11, 2012

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -

A Panhandle woman has been arrested after authorities said they found the bodies of six animals in an abandoned home.

Authorities say 40-year-old Toni Phelps abandoned the home last spring because she was facing foreclosure. Santa Rosa County Sheriff's deputies found three dogs and three cats dead in the house on Tuesday. Authorities said it looked like the animals scavenged for food to survive, eating furniture cushions and whatever they could find.

Phelps faces multiple charges including causing cruel death, pain or suffering to an animal and abandonment of an animal.